Earthquakes in Belgium

WAIMES (BE) - 2023-05-03 11:56:48 - Magnitude 1.0
Last update : 2023-05-04 11:08:18 Belgian time

Main parameters

Date and time 2023-05-03 11:56:48 UTC
2023-05-03 13:56:48 Belgian time
Type Quarry blast
Magnitude ML 1.0
Region WAIMES (BE)
Epicentral coordinates 50.419° N, 6.115° E Uncertainty ± 0.7 km

Data source : ROB (Royal Observatory of Belgium)

Location map

Quake measurements

Measurements by the Belgian seismic network
Station Epicentral
distance (km)		 P-Wave arrival (hh:mm:ss.ss) S-Wave arrival (hh:mm:ss.ss) Maximal ground
displacement (nm)
Code Place
MRG MONT RIGI 11 11:56:50.56 11:56:52.72 -
HOU HOUVEGNEZ 11 11:56:50.63 11:56:52.43 -
TNL TERNELL 19 11:56:52.18 11:56:54.92 -
MEMS MEMBACH 23 11:56:52.73 11:56:55.87 -
KLB KALBORN 35 11:56:55.29 11:56:59.57 -
Measurements by the German seismic network of Bensberg (University of Cologne)
Station Epicentral
distance (km)		 P-Wave arrival (hh:mm:ss.ss) S-Wave arrival (hh:mm:ss.ss) Maximal ground
displacement (nm)
Code Place
KLL KALLTALSPERRE 29 11:56:53.79 11:56:57.86 -
Measurements by the Dutch seismic network of KNMI (Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute)
Station Epicentral
distance (km)		 P-Wave arrival (hh:mm:ss.ss) S-Wave arrival (hh:mm:ss.ss) Maximal ground
displacement (nm)
Code Place
TERZ TERZIET 40 11:56:55.95 11:57:01.07 -

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